How are the new Michelins... and other tires?

[MELK-MAN]

THESE TIRES ARE AMAZING AND WILL MAKE ALL YOUR RIDING BUDDIES YOUR BITCH!!!!!!!!! 

[Helmsman]

I wasn't pushing the front yet this weekend, as i had a big crash on the brakes last year that is messing with my head a bit.  But i can tell you the new Micheline rears flat out HOOK UP!  It only spins with very nice warning and is very manageable when it does.  And i could be pretty damn hand fisted on a 750 before it would think about spinning.  Really helped me make up time i was losing on the brakes!

[Sobottka]

This weekend @ BHF I was trail braking hard enough to spin the front tire on the rim.... V front.... nuff said?   

[benprobst]

This weekend @ BHF I was trail braking hard enough to spin the front tire on the rim.... V front.... nuff said?   

+ 1 the fronts were hooking up amazingly well this weekend. We ran a C rear in the endurance race, and over 77 laps the rear was capable of the same lap times as it was on the first lap. And when the thing came off the track it looked perfect, as in no snipes missing, no profile shape change from rubber loss, nothing. Im confident the tire could have made it for a 4 hour, unreal on a 1000 running front of the pack pace.

[red900]

Wanna talk about great tire wear, go over and look at Jason Farrells Pirellis from the 77 Lap ASRA Race this weekend in which HE WON THE RACE OVERALL.    He raced the tires again later and won another race on them.   

WHAT IS WITH THE HUGE TEXT??

[Doctor]

Hmm- great tire wear?

How about this.

Step 1- see Dustin at Road America, get Diablo Supercorsa's mounted up for the SV.

Step 2- Road America weekend- do Practice, Team Challenge, and 4 Sprint Races.

Step 3- Ride two Track Days on them after that, and do double sessions a few times during those trackdays.

Step 4- Come into Blackhawk this weekend on the same tires, do practice, a Sprint Race, and ANOTHER Team Challenge on them.

Now they are finally done for. Thanks Dustin! You will be seeing me soon for another set. The Pirelli's ROCK!

[roadracer162]

Well, like I stated. 70 laps total on the Michelin and the front didn't look done. The rear had no more siping at the edge of the tire, but man did it hook up. All this on a heavy as heck 748, turning times that were faster than some 600s(EX) and slower than most. Nate Kern did the first 15 or so laps and I added the rest. I changed them to another set of take-offs for the racing just because I was thinking that, "they've gotta be worn out by now".

All this at the new and improved Palm Beach International Raceway where it has been brutal on tires. I do know that my buddy on his lightweight bike and Pirellis were wondering if he could make it the weekend.

Mark

[howlieboy]

We also ran the entire Team Challenge on an R6 using the Michelin B rear and V front with no issues.  I decided to push the limits, because i'm cheap, and ran 3 sprint races on that same set of tires.  I bought another rear tire because I thought I'd need it, but the rear kept sticking.   I set my fastest lap 1:13.6 in the last race.  The tires still look perfect.  I think all the tires can be made to work, but when you compare, price, longevity, consistency at all tracks, and contingency, Michelins are the obvious choice for me.      

[roadracer162]

We also ran the entire Team Challenge on an R6 using the Michelin B rear and V front with no issues.  I decided to push the limits, because i'm cheap, and ran 3 sprint races on that same set of tires.  I bought another rear tire because I thought I'd need it, but the rear kept sticking.   I set my fastest lap 1:13.6 in the last race.  The tires still look perfect.  I think all the tires can be made to work, but when you compare, price, longevity, consistency at all tracks, and contingency, Michelins are the obvious choice for me.      

Kurt,

So how many laps did you end up with? What times were you turning at the end of life of that set?

Mark

[benprobst]

Kurt,

So how many laps did you end up with? What times were you turning at the end of life of that set?

Mark

I did a 6.5 at gateway on an 80 lap rear tire and 100 lap front tire. That is about 3/4 of a second off of lap record (owned by Matt Hall) Proof is in the puddin'!!!

[superspud]

We also ran the entire Team Challenge on an R6 using the Michelin B rear and V front with no issues.  I decided to push the limits, because i'm cheap, and ran 3 sprint races on that same set of tires.  I bought another rear tire because I thought I'd need it, but the rear kept sticking.   I set my fastest lap 1:13.6 in the last race.  The tires still look perfect.  I think all the tires can be made to work, but when you compare, price, longevity, consistency at all tracks, and contingency, Michelins are the obvious choice for me.      

I did the same thing with the same set up had 71 laps in the TC and by the end of the third sprint race I was starting to spin up the rear on right handers just a little bit, still pretty good longevity, and there's plenty left for track days.  Could just be the pressure was off too, b/c I left my front V on and used my RA take off rear for my last sprint which felt great and already had 7 races and one endurance race on it. 

[howlieboy]

Skidmark, we ran a couple of 12's in the TC, mostly 13-14's with some higher times in traffic.  I ran mostly 14's in the sprint races, dipping into the 13's on the last two races.  I never slid the tires once, but I'm pretty cautious at BHF.